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33rd Iowa Regiment Field and Staff, surviving members circa 1895; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture taken of the surviving field and staff members from the 33rd Iowa Regiment during the Civil War. These men were part of the Grand Army of the Republic, which helped defeat the Confederacy in 1865. Situated at the top right of the…
33rd Iowa Regiment Reunion and Parade; September 17, 1913, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This photograph was taken on September 17, 1913, where the surviving members from Iowa 33rd Regiment in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Civil War were honored for their service in a parade and reunion outside of the Mahaska County…
Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice (b. 1828 d. 1864); Civil War Hero
Samuel Allen Rice was the highest ranking officer in all of Iowa to be lost during the Civil War; being a Brigadier General at the time of his death. Rice was born in southern New York in 1828 and studied to become a lawyer. After graduating from…
Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice (b. 1828 d. 1864); Civil War Hero
Samuel Allen Rice was the highest ranking officer in all of Iowa to be lost during the Civil War; being a Brigadier General at the time of his death. Rice was born in southern New York in 1828 and studied to become a lawyer. After graduating from…
Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice; Civil War Hero
Samuel Allen Rice was the highest ranking officer in all of Iowa to be lost during the Civil War; being a Brigadier General at the time of his death. Rice was born in southern New York in 1828 and studied to become a lawyer. After graduating from…
Civil War soldier with his horse and dog, 1861-1865
This is a photo of a Civil War soldier at an encampment during the Fall or Winter during the Conflict. It was common for a soldier to bring his family and belongings with him to camp during the war. Here you can see the soldier's dog alongside him,…
Civil War Union Non-Commissioned Officer Posing before the Camera, Circa 1861
In this photograph poses an unknown non-commissioned Union soldier from Mahaska County, Iowa. Taken around 1861, the Civil War was the first American War in which much of the conflict was documented through photography. Officers and…
Civil War Union Soldier; 1861-1865
This is a photograph of an unknown Union soldier during the Civil War. It was common for soldiers to get their picture taken in full uniform before leaving for the battlefield. It also served as a memento for loved ones in case the soldier did not…
Colonel James F. McNeill; Lincoln Guard of Honor Member; 1906
This is a photgraph taken of Colonel James F. McNeill of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1906. Colonel McNeill served on an elite team of men that was put to the task of guarding the body/tomb of President Abraham Lincoln after an attempt of stealing his…
Congressman John Fletcher Lacey during Civil War; Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1861
This is a photograph of Congressman John F. Lacey taken in the year 1861. Lacey was asked to serve in the 33rd Iowa Regiment as a Sergeant under his mentor, Colonel (eventually Brigadier General) Samuel Allen Rice. As the Civil War lingered on,…